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Agave guadalajarana

Agave guadalajarana
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0

Agave guadalajarana is a small agave from western Mexico, forming a grey-green rosette with spiny leaf edges and a tall flower spike. It is grown as an ornamental and is easy to care for in a well-drained container or bed.

Family
Asparagaceae (Asparagus family)
Grows as
Succulent
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply, then let the soil dry out fully between waterings; reduce sharply in winter.
Soil
Fast-draining cactus or succulent mix with added grit.
Temperature
18–35 °C; protect below 5 °C
How easy
Easy
Native range
Mexico (Jalisco, Nayarit)
Climate
subtropical

About

Agave guadalajarana is a smallish Agave species endemic to Mexico. It is native to the Guadalajara region of Jalisco state, and the Ceboruco volcano area of Nayarit state.

How to grow it

Agave guadalajarana is cultivated as an ornamental plant. Easy to grow, it is best propagated by seed directly into the intended soil for the adult plant.

Multiple fertilizations is good during vegetation and the plant is best grown in a decently sized container.

Other Agave plants

American century plant · Century plant · Fox Tail Agave · Cow's Horn Agave · Agave colorata · Thread Agave · Henequen · Black Spined Agave · Agave maculata · Murphey's century plant · Palmer's century plant · Agave parrasana

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Agave guadalajarana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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